Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Going from programming in Pascal to programming in C, is like learning to write in Morse code.
J.P. Candusso
The third version is the first version that doesn't suck.
Mike Simpson
In the long run every program becomes rococo - then rubble.
Alan J. Perlis
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
Anonymous
If you have a procedure with ten parameters, you probably missed some.
Alan J. Perlis
Think of all the psychic energy expended in seeking a fundamental distinction between "algorithm" and "program".
Alan J. Perlis
Fast, Cheap, Reliable: Pick any two.
Anonymous
Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
Computers don't introduce order anywhere as much as they expose opportunities.
Alan J. Perlis
It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.
Nathaniel S Borenstein